Rabindranath Tagore: Life and Works

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In which year did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

1913

What was Rabindranath Tagore known as?

Gurudeb

What was the pseudonym used by Rabindranath Tagore when he released his first substantial poems?

Bhānusiṃha

What did Rabindranath Tagore denounce and advocate independence from?

<p>British Raj</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Rabindranath Tagore have ancestral gentry roots?

<p>Burdwan district and Jessore</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Rabindranath Tagore

  • Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913

Nickname and Pseudonym

  • Known as "Gurudev"
  • Used the pseudonym "Bhanusimha" when releasing his first substantial poems

Views on British Rule

  • Denounced British rule in India and advocated for independence from it

Ancestry

  • Had ancestral gentry roots in Jessore, now in Bangladesh

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